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Day Zero At Norwich University — America's Oldest Private Military College | Boot Camp

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We continue our series covering the first day at America’s military colleges and academies with Norwich University in Vermont. The oldest of all of the private US senior military colleges, Norwich University predates Virginia Military Institute and The Citadel and is credited as the birthplace of the military’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC. While about half of the university’s students matriculate as civilians, the other half enlist in the Corps of Cadets, which follows a strict military training regimen. On day zero, incoming freshmen, known as “rooks” (short for “recruits”), say goodbye to their families before being indoctrinated by upperclassmen, known as cadre, into the lifestyle of a Norwich cadet.

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Intro – 0:00
Rook Arrival – 0:33
What’s A Rook – 2:16
Surviving Rook Week – 2:51
Military Service Requirement – 3:42
Birthplace of ROTC – 4:33
Rookie Storms – 5:24
Welcome Ceremony – 6:29
Meeting The Cadre – 7:27
Hazing – 8:51
Room Inventory – 11:00
Physical Training – 12:16
Dining Procedures – 13:12
Rook Privileges – 14:21
Conclusion – 15:54
Credits – 16:51

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Day Zero At Norwich University — America’s Oldest Private Military College | Boot Camp

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@Peppep2024

Squares like these people don’t win wars, it’s the American grunt and special operator that come from shit neighborhoods and broken homes. I always found it funny when I’d run into officers who came from rotc programs. The first time my cherry LT watched us drag a dead insurgent out of house in Sadr City, he fully realized that he didn’t have it in him. He ended up moving to headquarters and a mustang prior enlisted officer took the platoon. In short, these people want to be in the military without getting their hands dirty.

@Peppep2024

This is almost as gay as those fake navy seal boot camps 😂

@edhill735

Norwich is okay, but West Point far exceeds any academy, hands down. Let me put it this way, no one gets turned away from Norwich and attends West Point. Many people get turned down from West Point and attend Norwich. That simple.

@AdrienneGuidoboni

Northfield was my hometown, and my sister actually attended as a civilian. However, I learned something new watching this documentary. Very enlightening.

@Totallypine03

This is pathetic they make it to where only the kids that come from money can do this. Same with VMI here in VA it’s cheaper if you are from the state. But still why charge so much if you want leaders? Your just going to get the rich kids who want a high rank in the military. No chance to the kids who come from poor households the ones who already have lived a tough life.

@hammer2005

@BusinessInsider – do a video profiling the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M. It is one of six Senior Military Colleges and has a full time uniformed cadet corps!

@liz9147

So good to see Americans not eating like animals.